A French variety obtained by a M. Carrelet, Paris, France. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit very large, roundish; cavity wide, shallow; skin with short pubescence, streaked and spotted with reddish-violet where exposed; flesh whitish, stained at the pit, melting, very juicy, aromatic; stone nearly free, obovate, deeply grooved at the sutures.
Bernardin de Saint-Pierre. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:65 fig., 66. 1879.
An old, French seedling found growing about 1865 in the nurseries of Jamin and Durand near Paris, France. Tree moderately productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit above medium in size, roundish-oval; suture faintly marked; skin heavily pubescent, whitish-yellow, mottled with purple in the sun; flesh whitish, carmine at the stone, melting, very juicy, sweet, sprightly; quality good; stone small, free, ovoid, plump; ripens in September.
Berry. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 41. 1895.
Fruit roundish, medium in size; cavity wide, deep; suture distinct; apex swollen; skin thin, tough, covered with short pubescence, creamy-white, washed with red; flesh whitish, tinged with red at the stone, meaty, tender for a cling, very juicy, sweet, rich; quality good; stone small, oval, clinging; ripens in the District of Columbia early in September.
Bertholome. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.
Barthélemy. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 387. 1889.
A very large, yellow, late peach with small flowers and reniform glands.
Bessie Kerr. 1. J. S. Kerr Cat. 4. 1898.
This variety is described briefly by J. S. Kerr, Denton, Maryland. Tree vigorous, upright, productive; fruit large, oblong, white; clingstone; matures in August.
Best June. 1. Ramsey Cat. 3. 1912.